Uptime Institute Tier Certification of Constructed Facility
After construction, Uptime checks the built facility against the design and runs live demonstrations of the systems under real conditions to confirm it can meet its Tier objective.
- 4requirementsin our own words
- 0editions none dated yet
- 0places where it is a duty of 30 assessed
- 18 Oct 2026last checkedat the sources below
Where it applies
It is voluntary in the 30 places assessed. The outcome holds under the conditions shown and says nothing about any one site.
| Where | Outcome | Basis | Conditions | Authority and route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 30 places | Applies | Voluntary In force | None stated No law in this country requires it; customers, lenders or tenders decide. | Not stated |
What it asks for
4 requirements, each in our own words with the evidence an assessor would expect and who on a site usually owns it. Read the clause itself on the scheme owner's page.
| Requirement | Evidence expected | Owner | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hold a valid design certification first; confirm the build matches the design. | Design certificate and as-built drawings Certificate, checked by document review | M&E lead | Once Governance, one site |
| Run live system demonstrations under real conditions for the witnessing team. | Demonstration scripts and results Test report, checked by document review | M&E lead | Once Inspection, one site |
| Control construction changes and value-engineering decisions that could affect the Tier objective. | Change log with Tier impact assessment Record, checked by document review | M&E lead | On each change Governance, one site |
| Keep the certification mark use consistent with the awarded scope. | Marketing claim review record Record, checked by document review | Compliance manager | Every year Governance, the organisation |
Stages, levels and report types
What each one is, how long it is valid, and the claim you may make once you hold it.
| Stage or level | Report or award | Period and validity | What you may say |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constructed facility | certificate (constructed facility award) | not applicable (live demonstrations at one time)term not stated on page read | Say: the constructed facility was awarded Tier N. Needs the design certification first. |
About the programme
- Scheme owner
- Uptime Institute
- Assessed by
- The scheme owner
- Scope
- one built facility
- Levels
- Tier I to Tier IV
- Validity
- Validity term not stated on the page read.
- Time to a first certificate
- not published
- Accreditation route
- none (scheme owner certifies)
- Who asks for it
- Enterprise and colocation customers, Wholesale and hyperscale customers, Lenders, Insurer
- Where it is used
- global
Sources
Official bodies behind this page, each with the date we last read it.
No official body publishes a page for this scheme. The scheme owner's own page, linked under About the programme, is where the clauses are published.
Not legal advice. Confirm each duty against the text itself.